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A new and distinct Heuchera plant characterized by medium size
yellow-green to green leaves with a white veil, red flowers on dark
scapes, a low mounding habit, and excellent vigor.

Inventors:

Egger; Janet N.; (Wilsonville, OR)

Applicant:

Name

City

State

Country

Type

Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.

Canby

OR

US

Assignee:

Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.CanbyOR

Appl. No.:

14/545254

Filed:

April 13, 2015

Current U.S. Class:

PLT/441

Class at Publication:

PLT/441

International Class:

A01H 5/00 20060101 A01H005/00

Claims

1. A new and distinct Heuchera plant as herein illustrated and described.

Description

BOTANICAL DENOMINATION

[0001] Heuchera hybrid

VARIETY DESIGNATION

[0002] `Tokyo`

BACKGROUND

[0003] The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Heuchera and given the cultivar name of `Tokyo`. Heuchera is in the
family Saxifragaceae. Heuchera `Tokyo` originated from a planned breeding
program for red flowering Heuchera. The seed parent was Heuchera `K652-1`
and the pollen parent was Heuchera `K680-1`, both proprietary,
unpatented, unreleased seedlings. The new cultivar was chosen for its
vigor, lime green leaves, and showy red flowers.

[0004] Compared to the seed parent, Heuchera `K652-1`, the new cultivar
has yellow-green to green rather than mint green leaves and a clear red
rather than a dull red flower.

[0005] Compared to the pollen parent, Heuchera `K680-1`, the new cultivar
has yellow-green to green rather than blue green leaves and a clear red
rather than a burnt red flower.

[0006] There are yellow or yellow green foliage Heuchera with red flowers
on the market. Compared to Heuchera `Lipstick`, U.S. Plant Pat. No.
22,093, the new cultivar has medium yellow green to green leaves with a
white veil rather than small blue green leaves.

[0012] This new cultivar has been reproduced only by asexual propagation
(tip cuttings and tissue culture). Each of the progeny exhibits identical
characteristics to the original plant. Asexual propagation 2013 by
cuttings and tissue culture using standard micropropagation techniques
with terminal and lateral shoots, as done in Canby, Oreg., shows that the
foregoing characteristics and distinctions come true to form and are
established and transmitted through succeeding propagations. The present
invention has not been evaluated under all possible environmental
conditions. The phenotype may change with variations in environment
without a change in the genotype of the plant.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] FIG. 1 shows a six-month-old plant of Heuchera `Tokyo` growing in a
one gallon pot outside in the shade in mid-July in Canby, Oreg.

[0014] FIG. 2 shows a three-year-old plant growing in the trial bed in the
shade mid-July in Canby, Oreg.